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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

All Scotties Go To Heaven

There isn't much to say about this card, I think it speaks for itself. The stamp is from The Cat's Pajamas, it's a retired set which I've been chasing down from the moment I saw Poochie with wings. It's a Valentine's set, but that particular stamp has a whole different meaning for me. I hope that Alma doesn't mind the context that I've used it in, especially since I made this card with a lot of love and reverence for all the tears my friends and I have shed for our beautiful lost Scotties. Again today there was sad news. Right after I made this card I learned that Shamus, my friend Julie's boy is nearing the end of his battle with cancer. He was diagnosed with Transitional Cell Carcinoma (TCC) just a few short months after they lost Doughall, one of their other boys, to TCC also. TCC is canine bladder cancer, but it has now gone into his bones. I don't want this card to be for Shamus. I don't want it to be for any of our babies really. I just hope that it will bring comfort to whoever ends up being the recipient.

The 'rainbow' paper was hand colored using distress inks. It represents the Rainbow Bridge.

I'm entering this card in The Cat's Pajamas' Spring Blog Hop. A little last minute, but I've been planning this card for weeks... just had to get some other cards done first. :) I'm also entering it in the Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge: In the Middle. The middle is the center... and Scotties are the center of my life. I wish that cancer wasn't a part of that, but it will always be right there at the center too...

Lovely Card, Kim. What a beautiful card to help when losing our fur babies. It is such a devastating loss that only a person who has lost one, knows what you are going through. This card is so uplifting.

New About Me

Let's see, what can I say about me. I'm a 40-something (eek!) with a wonderful husband and two adorable Scottish Terriers, Mackie and Simon. Last year was a tough one for us. We lost our little girl Jenna, she was Mackie's littermate. She was only 6 and she passed very suddenly of cancer. It was a huge shock, and turned my life upside down. I'm trying to get things back to the right side up, but it's slow going. I've involved myself in fundraising for Scottish Terriers with cancer, as well as for various terrier rescues. I've also taken up cardmaking, and hoping somehow to combine the two. My user name on SplitCoastStampers is Scottitude.